MANCHESTER UNITED look set to sanction the exit of summer signing Ander Herrera this January in order to land Liverpool and Arsenal target Xherdan Shaqiri.

Reports earlier in the week claimed that Bayern Munich are desperate to sign the Spaniard after he failed to impress Louis Van Gaal at Old Trafford.

Herrera joined United from Athletic Bilbao for a fee believed to be around £30million, but injuries have seen him take to the pitch just five times since August.

Bayern boss Pep Guardiola was hoping that an offer of £7m plus Shaqiri would be enough to land Herrera, and sources in Germany understand that United will accept his tempting offer.

Van Gaal has struggled to get the best out of his squad since taking the reigns after the World Cup, publicly admitting that he wants to add more wingers to his team, and Shaqiri could become a key player in the starting XI should the proposed transfer go ahead.